Learning fashion

This week is Melbourne Spring Fashion Week, an event designed to showcase the considerable talent that the city's fashion scene has to offer. And while much attention will be focused on what established names put out there on the catwalk, today we're concentrating on the next generation of fashion designers. As they prepare to graduate from RMIT University in Melbourne, students will be displaying their work both on the runway and in an exhibition.

So what skills do students acquire after four years of intensive study? And how well equipped are they to survive in a highly competitive market where only a few achieve fame?